Harbor Towers One and Two, and the 1400 car harbor garage were built in the late 1960s as a single developments at a time when the waterfront was walled off from the city by the Central Artery. This was a blighted area consisting of unused dilapidated warehouses and was a dangerous neighborhood that had fallen into disrepair…

The Massachusetts Historical Commission has taken issue with the proposed height and massing of the Haymarket Hotel proposal for Parcel 9 by Normandy Real Estate Partners and Harbinger Development. In a January 26 letter, the MHC noted the proposed height far exceeds the 55 feet zoning limit that was set to protect the historic character of the Blackstone Block district…